Promoting an outlandish, provocative style, Club kids put a particular emphasis on wearing extravagant outfits and make-up to embody a fantasy: in doing so, they blend elements from circus, punk rock, sci-fi, manga culture with a DIY aesthetic.

Reacting to Andy Warhol’s death in 1987 and the end of Studio 54, the movement started in clubs such as Savage and The Tunnel , then moving to The Limelight, which became the sanctuary for individuals like James St James, Ernie Glam, Leigh Bowery, Nina Hagen, Amanda Lepore.

Furthermore, the aim of club kids is expressing their own identity, regardless of gender roles and gender stereotypes through glamour: they quickly became pivotal in promoting parties and in paving the way for fashion designers to create their gender-fluid collections (e.g. Jeremy Scott’s Spring 2016 Ready-to- wear collection).